Vaginal discharge: evaluation and management in primary care
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Evaluation of common organisms causing vaginal discharge.
BACKGROUND Vaginal discharge is very common problem among females. Alteration in balance of normal vaginal organisms can cause the overgrowth of the bacteria that creates vaginal discharge. It is common among sexually active women yet there still remain gaps in our knowledge of this infectious disorder. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the frequency of bacterial vaginosis (BV), vaginal candidiasis (VC),...
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عنوان ژورنال: Singapore Medical Journal
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0037-5675
DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2020088